# Really stupid newbie question

Stacey Greenstein (sg8734@acs.brockport.edu)
Thu, 9 May 1996 05:51:12 PDT

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    On Thu, 9 May 1996, Bill Lantry wrote:
    > please forgive me my foolishness, but I've struggled with this one for=20
    > awhile, and even the unix guy here can't help me. I *did* get the
    > network turned on, but now I have the following problem:
    >=20
    > **************************************************************
    > @make-player fool for clown@circus.edu
    > fool (#1348) created with password `OpaVa' for clown@circus.edu
    > Send email to clown@circus.edu with password?  =C4Enter `yes' or `no'=C5
    > yes
    > Sending the password to clown@circus.edu.
    > Cannot send mail: Cannot open connection to maildrop localhost:
    >  Permission denied
    > ******************************************************************
    >=20
    > How can I get that connection to open? The machine's mailer (BSD)
    > does work, I've even got a pop server running on it. So I think
    > I just need to get the MOO mailer to connect to the machine's mailer
    > and we'll be in business...

    Look at $network. You need to tell it some information about the machine=20
    you are on, specificaly .site, .port, .postmaster, .MOO_name, .maildrop,=20
    .reply_address, .errors_to_address, .usual_postmaster, .password_postmaster=
    .

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